I tried my first ply with feathers. It was fun once I got the hang of really securing the feathers. It's from Feb's spunky electric FOTM club1.5 oz, 56 yardsplied with invisible thread and feathersSpring Chicken

I spun a yarn to work with this, with the rest of the 4 oz roving from Spunky Electric..Burst of Spring,2.5 oz, 72 yardsspun thick thin, plied with gold thread with coils and beehivesTogether

I had some wonderful batts from mandalinn, of rainbow goodness. I spun that thick thin with sections of creamy white bamboo. Then I plied with white crochet thread and made fun Supercoils with the bamboo.Rainbows on a Cloudy Day2 skiens total 5 oz54.15 yards, one skien61.4 yards, one skien

jazzturtle, I love Rainbows on a Cloudy Day. It's gorgeous, and the felt beads are awesome, too.

I have 2 new yarns this week. The first is "Diamonds and Pearls"This is a small skein of only about 48 yards. Superwhite faux cashmere plied with pearl metallic thread which was strung with Swarovski crystals and faux pearls.

Next is "Morning Magic"About 212 yards of merino plied with black metallic filament.

Yay fiber friday! I've not been spinning recently... I've been picking and carding fiber in prep for dyeing (and then there will be more picking and carding and even drum carding before actual spinning again.

I love the feathers, jazzturtle. I have two questions: how do you secure feathers? And how do you make felt beads? I've been trying to make felt balls out of the remainders of plies, but I get impatient, then they unwind, and in desperation, I just sewed them up. The cats use them as toys, and they have a tendency to unwind otherwise, and once I found one rolled out and knotted around my wheel!

Yay plying with beads! I love the pink and gold combo, star217.

I love that white with beads too, inie_rah. How do you like that faux cashmere?